Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Bingham wrote:... ...concenered for all 3L owners..

Its been said manytimes.
I do feel for the poor phuck who cannot afford to fix this lemon of an donk. Imagine payin 40k for a car, it blows up a week later and your handed a $15k bill...
That would ruin many people... Theres been dozens of grenades sold on ebay/forums with blown donks.. people cutting their losses.. Which is wrong when there is a known fault with the engine...

atleast wait on my next one before it goes boom ....again..

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well to have a winge, yeh it phucks people up!!!!

i lost my job, the mrs left me and am starting to go under soo yeh its been the best thing for me

just wish i could kick them up the a$$ but not much to do except plot along and pay off my 30k worth of useless steel sitting in the front yard

TOJO2NISSAN wrote:well to have a winge, yeh it phucks people up!!!!

i lost my job, the mrs left me and am starting to go under soo yeh its been the best thing for me

just wish i could kick them up the a$$ but not much to do except plot along and pay off my 30k worth of useless steel sitting in the front yard

mate on a serious note sorry for you bad run but blaming the 3L for here leaving is a big charge. Think you best ebay it also and cut your loss's. Plenty more fish and 4wds in the sea.

Chin up mate.

Picked up timer today and chatted with an old boy picking a new wagon up as he saw mine and wanted a yak about it... said extended warranty is allyou need to know.. be bought 3 k worth that makes it 5 or 6 years i think.

TOJO2NISSAN wrote:ok so i did the stupid thing of buying a 3ltr patrol without reading into them about 10 months ago.

at the time i needed a new car and wasnt fussy and this hasnt exactly been the best thing for me.

whilst driving along the dag highway in queensland i was overtaking someone on an overtaking lane, up a hill doing bout 130klms and bang she went. Blue smoke billowing out i pulled over and it wouldnt stop, obviously just running on oil so i just stalled it to stop it.
long story short 2 pistons are shattered and the other 2 are cracked aswell as the head has a hairline fracture along it somewhere, and also the turbo has shat itself too apparently.

now with todays money problems and my first newborn well on its way im stuck with wat i should do. should i borrow more money and get a new motor and keep it or sell it. sell it as is and cut my losses and find something a lil cheaper.

if anyone has any helpful ideas as to wat i should do feel free to give some advice, and as for u people who say shoulda got a 4.2 etc. YEH I KNOW NOW!!!. but its too late

anyone who has had a similar problem i could do with some contacts for new motors etc or anything that would help.

cheers and keep on wheeling
brendan

Why the *#ck would you be driving a 3T, full size 4wd wagon like a sports car?

How could you have missed ALL the -'ve press on ZD30's!! I've had one from new (2001) and now has 180 000km's on it and it still going.

Whilst I would be foolish to fail to acknowledge the obvious problems this engine has, I would be more foolish to drive a full chassis'd 4b at 130 km/h up the D'ag range!!!

I feel sorry for all the ZD30 owners whose motor self destructed when they were driving legally and SENSIBLY (ie driving it like a the TRUCK that it is and NOT a goddamn sports car!!). But NOT for anyone who drives with very poor judgement!!

Wake up to yourself!!

bigbluemav wrote:

TOJO2NISSAN wrote:ok so i did the stupid thing of buying a 3ltr patrol without reading into them about 10 months ago.

at the time i needed a new car and wasnt fussy and this hasnt exactly been the best thing for me.

whilst driving along the dag highway in queensland i was overtaking someone on an overtaking lane, up a hill doing bout 130klms and bang she went. Blue smoke billowing out i pulled over and it wouldnt stop, obviously just running on oil so i just stalled it to stop it.
long story short 2 pistons are shattered and the other 2 are cracked aswell as the head has a hairline fracture along it somewhere, and also the turbo has shat itself too apparently.

now with todays money problems and my first newborn well on its way im stuck with wat i should do. should i borrow more money and get a new motor and keep it or sell it. sell it as is and cut my losses and find something a lil cheaper.

if anyone has any helpful ideas as to wat i should do feel free to give some advice, and as for u people who say shoulda got a 4.2 etc. YEH I KNOW NOW!!!. but its too late

anyone who has had a similar problem i could do with some contacts for new motors etc or anything that would help.

cheers and keep on wheeling
brendan

Why the *#ck would you be driving a 3T, full size 4wd wagon like a sports car?
Wake up to yourself!!

I wouldnt say driving at 130 is driving like it is a sports car.. plenty of people drive them faster than that...

bogged wrote:

bigbluemav wrote:

TOJO2NISSAN wrote:ok so i did the stupid thing of buying a 3ltr patrol without reading into them about 10 months ago.

at the time i needed a new car and wasnt fussy and this hasnt exactly been the best thing for me.

whilst driving along the dag highway in queensland i was overtaking someone on an overtaking lane, up a hill doing bout 130klms and bang she went. Blue smoke billowing out i pulled over and it wouldnt stop, obviously just running on oil so i just stalled it to stop it.
long story short 2 pistons are shattered and the other 2 are cracked aswell as the head has a hairline fracture along it somewhere, and also the turbo has shat itself too apparently.

now with todays money problems and my first newborn well on its way im stuck with wat i should do. should i borrow more money and get a new motor and keep it or sell it. sell it as is and cut my losses and find something a lil cheaper.

if anyone has any helpful ideas as to wat i should do feel free to give some advice, and as for u people who say shoulda got a 4.2 etc. YEH I KNOW NOW!!!. but its too late

anyone who has had a similar problem i could do with some contacts for new motors etc or anything that would help.

cheers and keep on wheeling
brendan

Why the *#ck would you be driving a 3T, full size 4wd wagon like a sports car?
Wake up to yourself!!

I wouldnt say driving at 130 is driving like it is a sports car.. plenty of people drive them faster than that...

If its the part of the D'ag Highway that I'm thinking of (the only overtaking lane) its a great little bit of road in an SS (I drive that way every day to work), but a Patrol is TRUCK, its NOT a car. Driving it at 130+ is dangerous and stupid IMHO.

Particularly one motored by a small turbo diesel!!

I must be weird, sorry!

mate yours part rocket ship cos there is no way in fark mine could do that up that hill..... half your luck!

mine on western runs can sit on 130 easy enough revving 3k or so. any more than that with roof racks drag etc and she starts to work and auto jumps around.... i must be a race care driver

well for starters i wasnt going 130 uphill, it was at the hill wen it blew, it was just outa moore, heading back to brisbane. straight stretch of rd, was cruising at 110, then by the time i overtook the dude i was on 130, sorry im not like those wankers who piss fart around and take there time to do it!!! i get around them and then go back to 110, if thats driven like a sports car then you must be driving some busted up pieces of shit!!

TOJO2NISSAN wrote:well for starters i wasnt going 130 uphill, it was at the hill wen it blew, it was just outa moore, heading back to brisbane. straight stretch of rd, was cruising at 110, then by the time i overtook the dude i was on 130, sorry im not like those wankers who piss fart around and take there time to do it!!! i get around them and then go back to 110, if thats driven like a sports car then you must be driving some busted up pieces of shit!!

Dude!

After years of driving my old Mav' and my GU, I can honestly say that I have NEVER driven that fast in either one! These are full chassised trucks, for all intents, purpose and indeed design! Its behaviour like that that plasters ALL 4wd'ers with the 'irresponsible idiots' tag!!

I would NEVER drive a lifted 4b with big tyres (up to 10" of sidewall!!) over 100km/h, and why would you? I admit that my old vehicle was illegal in some respects and had no choice but to cop to it if I got pulled up. But I would NEVER draw the crabs on myself (and other 4wd'ers!) by driving like that!!

And THAT doesn't even begin to explore how you could NOPT have heard about the issues with ZD30's! ANYONE who has EVER seen a post of 'Bogged's' could NOT have known that ZD30's have issues. I know 'cos I have one, but how could you NOT know!!

Seriously!!

Personally, I think you can do stuff to reduce the likelihood of it exploding, but if it does, replace the motor with ANYTHING but a replacement ZD30 (except and RD 28T of course!!)

My 2c worth. Oh, and I don't drive any 'busted up pieces of shit' except for the 1991 Ford Laser that I bought for $700. And I wouldn't drive THAT at 130km/h either!!!

Bingham wrote:mate yours part rocket ship cos there is no way in fark mine could do that up that hill..... half your luck!

mine on western runs can sit on 130 easy enough revving 3k or so. any more than that with roof racks drag etc and she starts to work and auto jumps around.... i must be a race care driver

awee you deadly dangerous murderous race car driving wanker

awee you deadly dangerous murderous race car driving wanker

bahaha

bogged wrote:

Bingham wrote:mate yours part rocket ship cos there is no way in fark mine could do that up that hill..... half your luck!

mine on western runs can sit on 130 easy enough revving 3k or so. any more than that with roof racks drag etc and she starts to work and auto jumps around.... i must be a race care driver

awee you deadly dangerous murderous race car driving wanker

you guys are always picking on me

survived trip west.. 1500 km's not blown up so thats pretty good i averaged 140km/hr.....i wish slow piece's of shite... how do people race these things esky and a couple of swags, pissheads and supplies and she's moaning and groaning like the girl in the next camp to sit at 115km/hr.

And as we are daily reassured on the roads especially in qld......
Speeding doesn't kill, people who can't drive kill

so many people are very sensitive about these cars

auber pyro arrived, very quickly actually and will go in sat.... Has 2500 km since rebuild and not blown up yet with a few trips south and west to come which will bring it to probly 10 k by just after chirstmas maybe so half out of warranty.... tick tick tick

am hearing more and more 3L stories daily

Bingham wrote:auber pyro arrived, very quickly actually and will go in sat.... Has 2500 km since rebuild and not blown up yet with a few trips south and west to come which will bring it to probly 10 k by just after chirstmas maybe so half out of warranty.... tick tick tick

am hearing more and more 3L stories daily

IMWO, sell it while the engine is in top condition...

bogged wrote:

Bingham wrote:auber pyro arrived, very quickly actually and will go in sat.... Has 2500 km since rebuild and not blown up yet with a few trips south and west to come which will bring it to probly 10 k by just after chirstmas maybe so half out of warranty.... tick tick tick

am hearing more and more 3L stories daily

IMWO, sell it while the engine is in top condition...

boss uptoday and taking the pootrol for 4 days so shall get to talk about it am sure and see what the verdict is..... upto he who pays the billsssss... would hate to be nissan if it blows up on him....